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23/11/2009

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2009

OPAP S.A. announces to the shareholders that the company’s Board of Directors during its session on November 23rd, 2009, resolved the distribution of interim dividend of €0.65 per share against dividend payment for the fiscal year 2009. The aforementioned amount is subject to a 10% withholding tax (€0.065 per share, according to article 18 of L.3697/2008) i.e. net value of €0.585 per share. Entitled to the interim dividend, are the Company’s registered shareholders at the closing of the Athens Exchange session on Friday, December 18th 2009, according to the settlement procedure of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A..  As of Wednesday, December 16th 2009 (cut off day), the shares will be traded without the interim dividend right, for the fiscal year 2009. The interim dividend payment commences on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 and will be processed through the National Bank of Greece as follows: 1. Via the Operators of the Dematerialized Security System (Banks and Securities firms), according to Articles 4.1.3.4 and 39 of the ATHEX regulation. 2. Via the National Bank of Greece network, for those shareholders that requested to be exempted from their Account Operator of the Dematerialized Securities System or whose shares are kept in the special investor’s account. 3. Shareholders, who, for any reason, are unable to collect their dividend through their operator, will be able to collect it through the National Bank of Greece network starting January 4th 2010. Dividend collection for the abovementioned cases 2 and 3 will be possible either in person or by proxy up until December 23rd, 2010, upon notification of Investors' Account Code Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System and proof of Identity. Following the expiration of the abovementioned date (December 23rd, 2010), dividend payment will be paid only at the company's offices (62, Kifissou Avenue, 12104, Peristeri-Athens, tel.: +30 210 5798930, Investor Relations Department). For any further information, shareholders are requested to contact directly the National Bank of Greece Depository Department, tel: +30 210-3340026 , 210-3340613. Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Republic.     Athens, November 23rd, 2009 OPAP BoD

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